Postmortem 9781408736661 Paperback

The first book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell – now an original series on Prime Video.A serial killer is on the loose in Richmond, Virginia. Three women have died, brutalised and strangled in their own bedroom. There is no pattern: the killer appears to strike at random – but always early on Saturday mornings.So when Dr Kay Scarpetta, chief medical officer, is awakened at 2.33 am, she knows the news is bad: there is a fourth victim. And she fears now for those that will follow unless she can dig up new forensic evidence to aid the police.But not everyone is pleased to see a woman in this powerful job. Someone may even want to ruin her career and reputation . . .The next book in theScarpettaseries isBody of Evidence.And don’t missTrue Crime, Patricia Cornwell’s jaw-dropping memoir – available now.’Devilishly clever’SUNDAY TIMES’The top gun in this field’DAILY TELEGRAPH’Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns’MIRROR’The Agatha Christie of the DNA age’EXPRESS